School 2017
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| Original title | 학교 2017 |
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| Composer | Park Sung-jin |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
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| Producer | Yoon Jae-hyuk |
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| Editor | Kim Byung-rok |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 60 mins |
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| Network | KBS2 |
| Release | July 17 – September 5, 2017 |
School 2017 (Korean: 학교 2017; RR: Hakgyo 2017) is a South Korean television series starring Kim Se-jeong, Kim Jung-hyun, Jang Dong-yoon, Han Sun-hwa, and Han Joo-wan. It premiered on KBS2 on July 17, 2017 and airs every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 KST.[1] The series is the seventh installment of KBS2's School franchise.
School 2017 suffered poor ratings on KBS2, with some criticizing the drama's over-exaggeration of school issues. However, the drama gained immense popularity internationally, with particular praise towards the drama's leads Kim Se-jeong and Kim Jung-hyun.[citation needed]
Synopsis
The plot follows a class of high school students attempting to overcome the stress of being ranked by their exam grades, and facing the difficulties of being a teenager in a high-pressure, corrupt system. Its central protagonist is Ra Eun-ho (Kim Se-jeong), a cheerful and kind-hearted 18-year-old who dreams of being a webtoon artist but is caught up in the search for a mysterious troublemaker in the school, known as 'Student X'. When she is accused of being Student X, her dream of going to university to study art is put at risk as she faces expulsion.
Cast
Main
- Kim Se-jeong as Ra Eun-ho[2][3]
- An 18 year old student who is low-ranked but an optimistic high school student who dreams of studying to become a webtoon artist. She comes from a working-class family who owns a chicken restaurant.
- Kim Jung-hyun as Hyun Tae-woon[4]
- The rebellious son of the school's director. He doesn't take school seriously and resents his father. He was involved in a motorcycle accident in which his best friend Joon-ki died after saving Eun-ho from the wreckage of a bus. He later falls in love with Eun-ho.
- Jang Dong-yoon as Song Dae-hwi[5]
- The school's student president. He is a seemingly perfect student who is always ranked first place, despite coming from a poor family. He is in a relationship with Hong Nam-joo, who comes from a poor family but appears wealthy. He was best friends with Tae-woon and Joon-ki before the accident. However after the death of Joon-ki, he and Tae-woon fell into a conflicted relationship.
- Han Joo-wan as Shim Kang-myung
- Form teacher for Class 2-1, he cares deeply for his students and always believes in them against the advice of the other staff. He struggles to speak up against authority. He falls in love with the police officer Han Soo-ji.
- Han Sun-hwa as Han Soo-ji
- A police detective who gets demoted for mishandling a case, and ends up assigned to the high school as the school police officer. She is an ace detective and a stickler for rules. She falls in love with teacher Shim Kang-myung.
Supporting
Students
- Seol In-ah as Hong Nam-joo[6]
- Dae-hwi's girlfriend. She pretends to be from a rich family because she is ashamed of her father's actual profession as a taxi driver. She is frustrated and stressed because of her family's financial struggles.
- Park Se-wan as Oh Sa-rang
- Eun-ho's loyal best friend, who is a big fan of Issue.
- Seo Ji-hoon as Yoon Kyung-woo
- A guitarist and singer-songwriter who had been educated abroad. He has a crush on Sa-rang.
- An unpopular member of the K-pop boy group Cherry on Top whose stage name is Issue. A transfer student at Eun-ho's school.
- Kim Hee-chan as Kim Hee-chan
- Son of a prominent prosecutor. He is tutored by Dae-hwi but is jealous of him because he always comes in second place to him.
- Hong Kyung as Won Byung-goo
- Tae-woon's clueless friend, often seen drinking strawberry milk.
- Han Bo-bae as Seo Bo-ra
- A target of bullying in the class. She is afraid to report Young-gun and her other bullies to teachers because of their previous failings.
- Ji Hye-ran (Z.Hera) as Yoo Bit-na
- Highly-strung daughter of a sought-after plastic surgeon. She is one of Bo-ra's bullies.
- Ha Seung-ri as Hwang Young-gun
- A troublemaker who bullies Bo-ra. She later trains to become a police officer, inspired by Han Soo-ji.
- Kim Min-ha as Yeo Sung-eun
- A member of Young-gun's group.
- Song Yoo-jung as Choi Hyun-jung
- A member of Young-gun's group.
- Lee Joon-woo as Go Hak-jung
- Ahn Sung-kyun as Ahn Jung-il
- Choi Sung-min as Han Duk-soo
School personnel
- Lee Jong-won as Hyun Kang-woo
- Rich and powerful director of the school. He is the father of Hyun Tae-woon.
- Kim Eung-soo as Yang Do-jin
- The school's corrupt principal.
- Park Chul-min as Park Myung-deok
- Assistant to the principal, who dreams of being promoted.
Teachers
- Lee Jae-yong as Koo Young-goo, a strict but fair teacher who succeeds Hyun Kang-woo to become Geumdo High School's principal.
- Min Sung-wook as Jung Joon-soo, a PE teacher who is Shim Kang-myung's rival for police officer Han Soo-ji's affections.
- Jo Mi-ryung as Jang So-ran
Ra family
- Sung Ji-ru as Ra Sun-bong, Eun-ho's father, who secretly works laying pavements to earn money for Eun-ho to go to extracurricular classes.
- Kim Hee-jung as Kim Sa-bun, Eun-ho's mother.
- Jang Se-hyun as Ra Tae-shik, Eun-ho's brother.
Extended
- Mi Jung as Na Young-ok, Song Dae-hwi's mother.
- Kim Soo-jin as Oh Sa-rang's mother, a cleaner at Geumdo High School.
- Choo Kwi-jung as Kim Hee-chan's mother.
- Kim Jin-woo as Im Joon-ki, Tae-woon and Dae-hwi's late best friend.
- Shin Yun-sook as Im Joon-ki's grandmother.
- Kim Sun-hwa as Ahn Jung-il's mother.
- Lee Jae-kyung as Parent.
- Song Yoo-hyun as College Academic Counselor.
- Lee Hyun-suk
- Ahn Tae-joon
- Kim Song
- Kim Bo-kyung
- Lee Jae-seo
- Kwon Se-rin
- Shin Joo-hang
- Won Jin-ho
- Kim Shi-eun
- Jung Yo-han
- Park Hye-young
- Lee Yoon-ji
- Kim Jin-sung
- Choi Moon-kyung
- Yoo Chae-mok
- Lee Se-rang
- Park Ji-yun
- Kim Jae-chul
- Yoo In-soo
- Jo Jae-hyun
- So Joon-hyung
- Lee Mi-kyung
- Park Ok-chool
Special appearances
- Kang Min-hyuk as Jong-geun (Episode 1)
- A student at Eun-ho's dream college, whom Eun-ho has a crush on
Production
In May 2017, KBS offered the leading role to Kim Yoo-jung as a follow-up project to her popular series Love in the Moonlight (2016). By June 2017, she officially declined.[8][9] The first script reading of the series took place June 19, 2017 at the KBS Annex Building in Yeuido, Seoul, South Korea.
Original soundtrack
| Untitled | |
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| Producer | Lee Woo-hyun (executive), Jung Hee-chul |
OST Part 1
(Released July 17, 2017)
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Believe In This Moment" (이 순간을 믿을게) | Shim Hyun-bo | Choi Min-chang | gugudan | 03:16 |
| 2. | "Believe In This Moment" (Inst.) | Choi Min-chang | 03:16 | ||
| Total length: | 06:32 | ||||
OST Part 2
(Released July 24, 2017)
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Throbbing Summer Day" (두근두근 여름날) | Shim Hyun-bo | Choi Min-chang, Park Sung-jin | Yozoh | 03:20 |
| 2. | "Throbbing Summer Day" (Inst.) | Choi Min-chang, Park Sung-jin | 03:20 | ||
| Total length: | 06:40 | ||||
OST Part 3
(Released July 31, 2017)
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Going Home" | Kang Woo-kyung | Jung Sung-am | Tarin | 03:24 |
| 2. | "Going Home" (Inst.) | Jung Sung-am | 03:24 | ||
| Total length: | 06:48 | ||||
OST Part 4
(Released August 7, 2017)
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Stay In My Life" |
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| Taeil, Taeyong, Doyoung (NCT) | 03:15 |
| 2. | "Stay In My Life" (Inst.) |
| 03:15 | ||
| Total length: | 06:30 | ||||
OST Part 5
(Released August 8, 2017)
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Reach To You" (너에게 닿기를) |
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| Maktub | 03:34 |
| 2. | "Reach To You" (Inst.) |
| 03:34 | ||
| Total length: | 07:08 | ||||
OST Part 6
(Released August 14, 2017)
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "I Pray 4 You" |
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| Apink BnN (Bomi, Namjoo) | 03:50 |
| 2. | "I Pray 4 You" (Inst.) |
| 03:51 | ||
| Total length: | 07:41 | ||||
Ratings
- In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
- NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Title | Average audience share | |||
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| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | |||
| 1 | July 17, 2017 | Grade Class Society | 6.5% (NR) | 7.0% (NR) | 5.9% (NR) | 6.4% (NR) |
| 2 | July 18, 2017 | About Trouble Kids | 4.8% (NR) | 4.9% (NR) | 4.2% (NR) | 4.3% (NR) |
| 3 | July 24, 2017 | Suspect Your Friend | 4.6% (NR) | 5.3% (NR) | 4.2% (NR) | 4.9% (NR) |
| 4 | July 25, 2017 | Encounter | 4.6% (NR) | 5.0% (NR) | 4.1% (NR) | 4.5% (NR) |
| 5 | July 31, 2017 | Something the Student Evaluation Doesn't Record | 4.2% (NR) | 4.9% (NR) | 4.2% (NR) | 5.1% (NR) |
| 6 | August 1, 2017 | The Real Records of Our Lives | 4.7% (NR) | 5.1% (NR) | 4.6% (NR) | 5.9% (NR) |
| 7 | August 7, 2017 | Everyone Lies | 4.6% (NR) | 4.8% (NR) | 4.4% (NR) | 4.6% (NR) |
| 8 | August 8, 2017 | After the Lie | 5.0% (NR) | 5.2% (NR) | 4.7% (NR) | 4.9% (NR) |
| 9 | August 14, 2017 | The Weight Rumors Carry | 4.4% (NR) | 5.3% (NR) | 4.4% (NR) | 5.4% (NR) |
| 10 | August 15, 2017 | How to Endure the Weight | 4.7% (NR) | 5.6% (NR) | 4.4% (NR) | 5.3% (NR) |
| 11 | August 21, 2017 | Dreams, the Shining Worries | 4.8% (NR) | 4.9% (NR) | 4.7% (NR) | 4.8% (NR) |
| 12 | August 22, 2017 | Soaring Up, You | 4.7% (NR) | 5.3% (NR) | 4.1% (NR) | 4.7% (NR) |
| 13 | August 28, 2017 | Two People's Lines | 4.4% (NR) | 4.6% (NR) | 4.3% (NR) | 4.5% (NR) |
| 14 | August 29, 2017 | How to Face Different Lines | 5.1% (NR) | 5.7% (NR) | 4.4% (NR) | 5.0% (NR) |
| 15 | September 4, 2017 | How to Protect You | 4.9% (NR) | 5.2% (NR) | 4.1% (NR) | 4.4% (NR) |
| 16 | September 5, 2017 | On My Way to Meet the Real You | 4.5% (NR) | 5.1% (NR) | 4.6% (NR) | 5.3% (NR) |
| Average | 4.8% | 5.2% | 4.5% | 4.9% | ||
References
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- ^ "Kim Se-jung confirms role in 'School 2017'". Kpop Herald.
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- ^ "KBS·김유정 측 '학교 2017' 여주인공 물망.."긍정 검토 중"(종합)". Herald Corporation (in Korean). 19 May 2017.
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- ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved May 4, 2017.
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